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. >>> and south africa's nelson mandela is reported by the current president jacob zuma to be in good spirits this christmas. the former leader has been hospitalized since december 8th first with a lung infection. we wish them all the best. >>> well, away from their families, they're miles away from home, troops stationed in bases around the world is finding ways to celebrate christmas. i want to bring in our barbara starr to talk a little bit about the troops in afghanistan and how they are spending this day. hey, barbara. >> reporter: hi, suzanne. 12 years now in the war zone for troops in afghanistan. about 66,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. we came across some video that has been posted by the pentagon on this day showing how they are celebrating, getting those meals. the military distributes to about 200 locations around the world where troops are located. some of the stats, 60,000 pounds of beef, 20,000 pounds of ham, 45,000 pounds of turkey, some christmas prayers, some meals, some good cheer. they're hoping a lot less troops will be in the war zone come next christmas, but if
. >>> and south africa's nelson mandela is reported by the current president jacob zuma to be in good spirits this christmas. the former leader has been hospitalized since december 8th first with a lung infection. we wish them all the best. >>> well, away from their families, they're miles away from home, troops stationed in bases around the world is finding ways to celebrate christmas. i want to bring in our barbara starr to talk a little bit about the troops in afghanistan...
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there is a deep emotional attachment to nelson mandela. he's been out of the public eye, hasn't been in the public scene for more than two years. so people haven't seen him a lot. but there is a deep sense he's very much the architect of south africa's democracy. so people are very concerned about his health. but like we said, he's 94 years ole. there is also a deep sense of pragmatism that he's old, he's frail, and that one day there will be a south africa without nelson mandela. there have been a lot of prayers this christmas as people have wished him well. but in the same sense, south africans are not hysterical, not panicked, haven't been huge scenes of people leaving flowers outside hospitals or anything like that. just a quiet thankfulness, perhaps, that he's still with us. >> and outside of south africa, as well. robin corneau, thank you very much for that. >>> let's get to another big story that is happen and will continue to go on the next days and weeks. the gun debate, the gun reform debate. cities from camden, new jersey, san d
there is a deep emotional attachment to nelson mandela. he's been out of the public eye, hasn't been in the public scene for more than two years. so people haven't seen him a lot. but there is a deep sense he's very much the architect of south africa's democracy. so people are very concerned about his health. but like we said, he's 94 years ole. there is also a deep sense of pragmatism that he's old, he's frail, and that one day there will be a south africa without nelson mandela. there have...
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nelson mandela is out of the hospital but he's going to keep getting medical treatment at home. south africa's former president has had a couple of health problems this month, including a lung infection and gal stone surgery. he's 94 years old. he hasn't at peared in public in more than two years. >>> so many gifts have poured into newtown, connecticut, that officials are now asking people to stop sending them. at least for now. newtown has been swamped with things like toys, flowers and school supplies ever since the school shootings. community leaders say they're grateful for the support and they will talk about best ways to help the town very soon. >>> just about 19 after the hour. we're going to give you early reads, the local news making national headlines. we begin with a story from arizona where in the wake of the newtown killings, the states attorney general is proposing a plan to arm one educator in each school. under that plan, each public school would designate a person, either a principal or teacher to keep the gun in a secured, locked location. it would be a volunta
nelson mandela is out of the hospital but he's going to keep getting medical treatment at home. south africa's former president has had a couple of health problems this month, including a lung infection and gal stone surgery. he's 94 years old. he hasn't at peared in public in more than two years. >>> so many gifts have poured into newtown, connecticut, that officials are now asking people to stop sending them. at least for now. newtown has been swamped with things like toys, flowers...
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. >>> nelson mandela spending christmas day in the hospital. the 94-year-old former south african president has been battling a lung infection and also had gallstones removed. the president, said he looks better and the doctors are happy with his progress. >>> in money news, instagram still feeling the sting from user outrage after the photo sharing app changed its terms of service. instagram has been hit with a class-action lawsuit filed in san francisco federal court. the lawsuit was filed on friday despite instagram saying it was modifying parts of the new policy and would not sell user's photos to advertisers. >>> and look at these pictures. it would not be christmas without a surfing santa in sydney, australia. not every day do you see santa enjoying a white christmas on the beach with sand and without his sleigh. but after a night of delivering the presents he deserves it. >>> christmas isn't christmas for one kansas teenager without lights and lots of them. he goes all out might be an understatement. michael with our affiliate kwch shows
. >>> nelson mandela spending christmas day in the hospital. the 94-year-old former south african president has been battling a lung infection and also had gallstones removed. the president, said he looks better and the doctors are happy with his progress. >>> in money news, instagram still feeling the sting from user outrage after the photo sharing app changed its terms of service. instagram has been hit with a class-action lawsuit filed in san francisco federal court. the...
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. >> randy former south african president nelson mandela is home from the hospital. he will continue to receive treatment. the 94-year-old is being treated for a lung infection. he had surgery to remove gallstones. he has not appeared in public since 2010. >>> syria's chief of military police has defected to join the revolution. in a video posted on youtube which cnn cannot verify he says syria's army has deviated from the mission to protect the country while carrying out massacres against innocent civilians. >> the two firefighters who survived the sniper ambush in webster, new york will be upgraded to satisfactory condition. they were shot monday while responding to a house fire. the two firefighters who were killed will have funerals on sunday and monday. >>> nbc's david gregory may have violated d.c. gun laws. during an interview on "meet the press" he held up a high-capacity magazine which is illegal in the district. the washington metropolitan police department is investigating. >> thank you very much. up next, big news if you drive a toyota or have been watchi
. >> randy former south african president nelson mandela is home from the hospital. he will continue to receive treatment. the 94-year-old is being treated for a lung infection. he had surgery to remove gallstones. he has not appeared in public since 2010. >>> syria's chief of military police has defected to join the revolution. in a video posted on youtube which cnn cannot verify he says syria's army has deviated from the mission to protect the country while carrying out...
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. >>> meanwhile, nelson mandela has been released from the hospital. a spokesman for the south african government says he will continue to receive treatment at his home. the 94-year-old entered the hospital earlier this month for treatment of a lung infection and later underwent surgery to remove gallstones. >>> our fourth story, it's not just your taxes. if lawmakers can't find a way to work together before the new year, taxes won't be your only problem. milk prices could double. unemployment benefits could expire for millions of americans. the postal service could go bankrupt and hurricane sandy relief could be stalled. so what needs to happen for congress to wake up? "outfront" tonight -- welcome. >> first for you, the fiscal cliff, the world's most predictable political problem. this is the cover of "the washington post" the day after the election saying time to deal with the debt. everybody knows it. that was the whole idea, right? this was the big plan. election year is too divisive to get anything done. just kick the lame duck. so what happened?
. >>> meanwhile, nelson mandela has been released from the hospital. a spokesman for the south african government says he will continue to receive treatment at his home. the 94-year-old entered the hospital earlier this month for treatment of a lung infection and later underwent surgery to remove gallstones. >>> our fourth story, it's not just your taxes. if lawmakers can't find a way to work together before the new year, taxes won't be your only problem. milk prices could...
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. >>> let's talk about former south african president nelson mandela. he's at home in johannesburg after more than two weeks in the hospital. cnn has an exclusive terview with the two granddaughters and she's here to tell us about it. tell us what the family members are saying about his condition now. >> i spoke to them this morning and i said to them, we heard so much over the last few weeks, let's hear from you. how is your grandfather really doing? here's what they had to say. >> he's sitting up, he was waving at the kids and smiling at the kids. he's very alert. and he's very aware what's going on. he's doing extremely well. he's doing very well. >> once in a while he needs, you know, medical care, medical attention, and, you know, we're very grateful because, you know, he is surrounded by the best medical team. he's very well taken care of and he's very comfortable and he's very happy. >> the first thing i thought, i mean, you know, good news, they're very upbeat about it. they're beautiful. >> beautiful women inside and out. and they called me bec
. >>> let's talk about former south african president nelson mandela. he's at home in johannesburg after more than two weeks in the hospital. cnn has an exclusive terview with the two granddaughters and she's here to tell us about it. tell us what the family members are saying about his condition now. >> i spoke to them this morning and i said to them, we heard so much over the last few weeks, let's hear from you. how is your grandfather really doing? here's what they had to say....
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. >>> nelson mandela out of the hospital but he will keep getting medical treatment at home. south africa's former president had a rough december, a lung infection and gallstone surgery. mandela is 94 years old. he has not appeared in public in more than two years. >>> so many gifts have poured into newtown, connecticut, that officials are now asking people to stop sending them, at least for now. newtown has been swamped with toys, cards and flowers ever since the school shootings. community leaders say they're grateful for the support and they will soon talk about the best ways to help the town. >>> in the wake of the newtown tragedy, arizona's attorney general is proposing a plan to arm one educator in each school. he told a phoenix tv station it's a compromise between two extremes. >> on the one hand you have people proposing that any teacher wants to bring a gun to school. i think that would create more danger than it would solve and i'm opposed to that. you have other people who don't want to do anything as far as defense in the schools and i think we could regret that i
. >>> nelson mandela out of the hospital but he will keep getting medical treatment at home. south africa's former president had a rough december, a lung infection and gallstone surgery. mandela is 94 years old. he has not appeared in public in more than two years. >>> so many gifts have poured into newtown, connecticut, that officials are now asking people to stop sending them, at least for now. newtown has been swamped with toys, cards and flowers ever since the school...